title: MicroRNA-17-92 down-regulates expression of distinct targets in different B-cell lymphoma subtypes.
abstract: Aberrant overexpression of the miR-17-92 polycistron is strongly associated with B-cell lymphomagenesis. Recent studies have shown that miR-17-92 down-regulates the proapoptotic protein Bim, leading to overexpression of Bcl2, which likely plays a key role in lymphomagenesis. However, the fact that Jeko-1 cells derived from mantle cell lymphoma exhibit both homozygous deletion of BIM and overexpression of miR-17-92 suggests other targets are also involved in B-cell lymphomagenesis. To identify essential target(s) of miR-17-92 in lymphomagenesis, we first transfected miR-17-92 into 2 genetically distinct B-cell lymphoma cell lines: Raji, which overexpress c-Myc, and SUDHL4, which overexpress Bcl2. Raji transfected with miR-17-19b-1 exhibited down-regulated expression of Bim and a slight up-regulation in Bcl2 expression. On the other hand, SUDHL4 transfectants showed aggressive cell growth reflecting facilitated cell cycle progression at the G(1) to S transition and decreased expression of CDKN1A mRNA and p21 protein (CDKN1A/p21) that was independent of p53 expression. Conversely, transfection of antisense oligonucleotides against miR-17 and miR-20a into Jeko-1 led to up-regulation of CDKN1A/p21, resulting in decreased cell growth with G(1) to S arrest. Thus, CDKN1A/p21 appears to be an essential target of miR-17-92 during B-cell lymphomagenesis, which suggests the miR-17-92 polycistron has distinct targets in different B-cell lymphoma subtypes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine III, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan.
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inomata
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tagawa
authors.forename: Yong-Mei
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kameoka
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sawada
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D016193:G1 Phase / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D015973:Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D020319:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides, Antisense / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D016196:S Phase / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D020319:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides, Antisense; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm